The Government of Telangana issued an order to enhance the obsequies charges provided to the nearest relatives of deceased government employees from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 20,000. This was done based on the recommendation of the 10th Pay Revision Commission to increase the funeral charges. The enhanced amount will be debited as a grant-in-aid and exempted from treasury control to meet expenses related to funeral ceremonies for government employees who pass away while in service. All departments must obtain supplementary grants for such expenditures during the same financial year.

1. GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
ABSTRACT
SERVICES WELFARE – Welfare of Government Employees – Sanction of expenditure on
obsequies of deceased Government Employees – Enhancement of obsequies charges
from Rs.10,000/- to Rs.20,000/- - Orders – Issued.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SERVICES WELFARE) DEPARTMENT
G.O.MS.No. 122 Dated: 11/04/2016
Read the following:-
1. G.O.Ms.No.192, GA(SW.I) Department, Dt: 23.04.2010.
2. U.O.Note.68/1/HRM.IV/2014, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dt: 09.4.2015
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ORDER:
In the G.O. 1st
read above, the Government have enhanced the obsequies
charges from Rs.5,000/- to Rs.10,000/- to all the categories of Government
employees including All India Service Officers payable to the nearest relative of
Government employees or the person lawfully in possession of the body of the
deceased Government employees.
2. In the U.O. 2nd
read above, the Finance (HRM.IV) Department has requested this
Department to take necessary action for enhancement of Funeral Charges to the
deceased Government Employees, as per the recommendations made by the 10th
Pay
Revision Commission to increase the amount of funeral charges to Rs. 20,000/-.
3. The Government after careful examination, hereby enhance the obsequies
charges from Rs.10,000/- to Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) to all
categories of Government Employees to meet the expenses on obsequies ceremony, in
case of death while in service.
4. The enhanced amount in para (3) above shall be debited to sub detailed Head of
Account “310-Grants-in-aid”, “312-Other Grant-in-aid” under respective Major, Minor
and Sub-Head of Account of the Department concerned and exempted from the
Treasury Control and Quarterly Control orders. All Departments of Secretariat and
Heads of Departments shall obtain supplementary grant for such expenditure incurred
at the appropriate time during the same Financial Year.
5. This order issues with the concurrence of the Finance (EBS.I) Department vide
their U.O. No.11609/442/A1/EBS.I/2015, Dated: 09.10.2015 and U.O.Note.No.4776/
161/EBS.I/A1/16, Dated: 07.04.2016
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)
DR. RAJIV SHARMA
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To
All the Departments of Secretariat.
All the Heads of Departments.
All the District Collectors
All the District Treasury Officers.
The Accountant General, Telangana, HyderaSbad.
The Registrar, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad.
The Director of Treasuries & Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad
The Pay and Accounts Officer, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Dy. PAO, Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad.
Copy to:
The Secretary to Govt, Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi.
The Finance (EBS.I) Department.
Sf/Sc.
//FORWARDED::BY ORDER//
SECTION OFFICER